PoB 2022 End of Year Press Round-Up
As 2022 comes to a close, we’d like to thank all those who have supported PoB this year, as well as the folks who included Good and Green Again (Jake Xerxes Fussell) and Smokin the Dummy / Bloodlines (Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band) on their end-of-year lists – we truly appreciate it.
New Commute’s Albums of the Year 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
Aquarium Drunkard’s 2022 Year in Review: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell; Smokin the Dummy and Bloodlines – Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band
Good and Green Again
“From the outset of his self-titled debut, Jake Xerxes Fussell has made clear his mission—the careful interpretation of traditional American music. On this record, Fussell steps out of this mold slightly to record three stunning instrumentals. The record is modestly and excellently produced by James Elkington but the remarkable picker’s confidence-laden vocals steal the show throughout.“
Dummy / Bloodlines
“Paradise of Bachelors continues their archival work through the career of the iconoclast artist and country music (“What country?”) legend with fine reissues of his third and fourth records. Scaling back the conceptual conceits of his first two albums, Dummy finds Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band at their most rocking, while Bloodlines is a sensitive exploration of familiar Allen subjects: family, faith, and violence. Another essential piece in a life’s work of incredible depth that continues to come more into focus and deepen.“
UNCUT’s Top 75 Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell: #51
MOJO’s Top 75 Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell: #54
All Music’s Year in Review: Best of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“The North Carolinian turns in another marvelous and deeply charming LP of obscure folk songs and a handful of originals.”
All Music’s Year in Review: Favorite Folk & Americana Albums: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
Raven Sings The Blues’s Favorite Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“For his latest, the Durham, NC artist mixes a collection of bittersweet originals with interpretations that lay their scars bare, a fitting bouquet for a broken year. What transpires is Good and Green Again, roundly among Fussell’s most inquiring albums to date. With songs soaked in hurt and hubris, there’s a melancholy that matches the age we occupy. Here, as always, Fussell uses his curatorial skills to reflect the uncertainty, the anguish, and the unease of our times through antique notions and contemporary cloths alike.”
Drift Deluxe’s Records of the Year: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“It is an absolute masterclass in pastoral bliss; nostalgic, sad, uplifting and expansive songs that he delivers with effortless warmth. They make traditionalism sound so dynamic, a real beauty.”
Glenn Kimpton’s Top 10 Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“Georgia native Jake uses more acoustic guitar on his new set, lending the songs a softer, more intimate character. Original instrumentals sit alongside foraged old gems, with Jake joined by regular violinist Libby Rodenbough and bassist Casey Toll, among others.“
Folk Radio UK’s Albums of the Year 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell: #2
“The list of personnel for Jake Xerxes Fussell‘s fourth album is fuller than previous ones but Good and Green Again is possibly the most spacious of his yet, with James Elkington‘s production keen to keep the sound light and focused. Jake’s use of the acoustic guitar instead of his old Telecaster on more tracks than usual also adds to this feel, which is present from the start….another spell-binding album from the inimitable Jake Xerxes Fussell.”
David Morrison’s Top 10 Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“In seeing The Magnetic Fields in Vancouver in April, my wife and I finally managed to check off a bucket list band. We had no idea in advance who was opening, and when the lights went down, a regular dude ambled onstage, sat down and said, “Hi, I’m Jake,” then proceeded to deliver a set of unfeasibly laidback country-blues that held the entire house in his palms. Utterly smitten with his voice and demeanour, we consequently scooped up his four-album catalogue within days, beginning with this absolute beauty.”
Dusted’s “Jennifer Kelly’s 2022 in Review”: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
“An early favorite that refused to fade, Good and Green Again considers old-time music from a variety of angles, often incorporating more than one version of a traditional tune in a seamless way. The music is lovely, made more exquisite still by James Elkington’s arrangements, which are subtle, right and unexpected.”
The MOJO Editor’s Favourite Albums Of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell: #12
HHV Mag’s The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
Magnet’s Best of 2022: Indie Roots: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
Chatham Life & Style’s 12 Best Local Albums of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
Old Rookie’s Best Records of 2022: Good and Green Again – Jake Xerxes Fussell
WXPN’s Best of 2022: “Rolling Hills Are Burning Down” – Jake Xerxes Fussell
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